Lance Henriksen and One of the Joys of Life
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Topic: Artistic Environment














Excerpt From Interview with Lance Henriksen and his Art by Josh Jabcuga, Squib Central @ www.moviepoopshoot.com:





" Josh Jabcuga: Who were some of your artistic influences?



"Lance Henriksen: Oh God, there’s so many. I mean, for different reasons, like, I mean, every.... You know what it really was, too? Most of the artists, like Picasso, of that era, you know, Picasso’s era, where you have Modigliani and all those guys in Paris in the 20s, that was a very radical era. And remember, my true youth was in the 60s, so we were radical too. You know, we had a lot of stuff going on. So all the contemporaries, they didn’t have heroes. We didn’t look at other artists and go, “That’s my hero.” We were trying to make ourselves the hero. “I wanna make my statement.” You know, so it’s a different thing. When I see the struggle in the artist, like Picasso even said, “The apples could be fifty times more beautiful, but all I see in them is the anxiety, the power of the anxiety.” And what I’m trying to get at is that art, like what I do on the tiles, or what somebody does in a painting, it’s meant to be used, to be taken, take that idea. Like I love (Edvard) Munche because he was so, he’s Scandinavian, and I understood that, you know, that Midsummer’s Night thing, where there’s no dark, you know, and it’s a crazy world and he’s got it. It’s right there; you can see it. And who doesn’t like him?"















Below By Lafemmenikita07



Art is a form of communication that can speak to you if you open yourself to it and allow it. It reminds me of my favorite quote (author unknown) "If you do not understand my silence, then you will not understand my words." Artist including me use various forms to communicate; however, not necessarily the same all the time. That is why I enjoy original works of art and not "cookie cutter" things. Well "cookie cutters" have a place; however, not in this area. The amazing thing about my artistry is that I enjoy creating it and after that emotion is expereinced I enjoy giving it away. I do not understand the reasons behind a lot of things that I do. However, art of all various shapes, sounds, etc. is to be shared with the world. Artists are normally not selfish people. However, it is too bad that many works of art are no longer at museums where all can see but in private collections with no showings and lending of the work for a tour. By Lafemmenikita07



What does art mean to you? How does it make you feel?